United States Department of State 

The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 

Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2005 

Contents 

Introduction 1

Fiscal Year 2005 Overview 3 

New Initiatives 3 

Other Initiatives 5 

 Overseas Training Program 7 

Special Training Programs and Platforms 12 

Development and Quality Assurance 15 

Selected Program Activities 17 

Program Results and Effect 17 

Examples of the Program’s Effect 18 

Program Structure 23 

 Criteria for Participation 23 

 Needs Assessments 23 

Training 24

Program Reviews 25 

 Consultations 25

Appendices 

Assessments and Program Reviews 27 

Training Activities 28 

Technical Consultations 35 

Training and Training-Related Activities 37 

Country Participation 38

 
INTRODUCTION 

As set forth in the President’s February 2003 National Strategy for Combating 

Terrorism, the Department of State has responsibility for developing coordinated

strategies to defeat terrorists abroad and secure the international cooperation 

needed to succeed in that effort. Our strategy involves applying all aspects of 

national power, in conjunction with our partners and allies, to target terrorists’ 

leadership and sanctuaries and to address the conditions terrorists seek to exploit. 

Since 1983, the Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA) has 

provided a key tool for providing partner countries the training, equipment and

technology they need to improve their ability to contribute effectively to these 

aims by deterring or capturing and prosecuting terrorists and their supporters. 

ATA training serves as a force multiplier that plays a vital role in the 

Administration’s effort to build and sustain the global coalition of partner nations

prosecuting the war on terrorism. Through ATA training, we build capacity, 

encourage best practices, and advance U.S. foreign policy goals by strengthening 

bilateral relationships around the world. 

ATA training programs enable us to achieve multiple objectives in the war on 

terrorism: By providing focused and targeted training that addresses specific 

needs, ATA programs have improved the operational and tactical capabilities our

partner nations need to confront and defeat the terrorist threat; by providing the

opportunity for counterterrorism experts from the United States and partner 

countries to work and learn together, ATA programs have built the cooperation 

and interactivity between law enforcement officers that has a lasting effect; and 

by increasing partners’ capabilities to find and arrest terrorists, ATA-provided 

advanced counterterrorism (CT) training and equipment have directly increased

the safety of the Homeland. 

ATA continues to grow and evolve in order to confront the ever-changing 

demands of the global war on terror. In 2005, ATA sponsored 217 courses and

technical consultations and trained approximately 4,300 students from 78 

countries. In its two-decades-long existence, ATA has trained more than 52,300 

students from 146 countries, providing programs tailored to the needs of each 

partner nation, and courses appropriate to local conditions. Such training includes

among other courses: crisis management and response; cyber-terrorism; dignitary 

protection; bomb detection; airport security; border control; kidnap intervention 

and hostage negotiation and rescue; response to incidents involving weapons of

mass destruction; countering terrorist finance; and interdiction of terrorist 

organizations. All courses emphasize law enforcement under the rule of law and 

sound human rights practices. 

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The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) provides policy 

guidance to the ATA program, which is then implemented through the Bureau of 

Diplomatic Security, Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance (DS/T/ATA) in 

coordination with other Federal, state, and local agencies. 

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FY 2005 OVERVIEW 

Fiscal year 2005 proved to be another highly productive and successful year for the

ATA program and its training participants. In addition to proceeding with 

existing antiterrorism training and assistance efforts, the ATA program, in concert 

with S/CT and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, introduced its support for a 

number of U.S. Government initiatives to help partner nations (PNs) combat and

eliminate the threat of terrorism. ATA also increased its emphasis on providing 

training at the local level in order to foster regional cooperation in the Global War 

on Terror (GWOT), maximize training benefits and minimize training costs. While

effectively conducting needs assessments and program reviews, and developing 

curriculum and managing training, ATA continued to coordinate and rely on the 

expertise of both Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. This synergy 

is essential to the success of the ATA program. 

New Initiatives 

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative 

During FY 2005, ATA began its support for the interagency Trans-Sahara 

Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI), which aims to strengthen regional 

counterterrorism capabilities and cooperation in the Sahel and Maghreb states of 

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Senegal, and Nigeria. 

During FY 2005, a needs assessment was conducted in Senegal during which ATA 

met with embassy officials, the director general of the Senegalese National Police, 

and the commanding general of the Gendarmerie. Following the needs 

assessment, the Senegalese Government was offered ATA’s Critical Incident 

Management course and the Senior Crisis Management seminar. Additional 

assessments in support of the TSCTI will be conducted in FY 2006. 

ATA and S/CT jointly sponsored the attendance of senior law enforcement 

officials from the TSCTI nations at the 2005 International Association of Chiefs of 

Police conference in Miami. Senegal, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Morocco 

each sent its “top cop” to participate in a regional workshop dealing with border

issues and the formation of joint terrorism task forces. Participants met with law 

enforcement officials throughout the world and attended various workshops

dealing with terrorism and policing. 

U.S. Third Border Initiative 

As part of the President’s Third Border Initiative, S/CT and ATA closely 

coordinated efforts to increase their engagement in several Caribbean nations.

S/CT earmarked FY 2005 funds to support a regional strategy for the Caribbean in 

order to conduct required ATA needs assessments and follow-on training to 

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Caribbean participants in the ATA Underwater EIC consultation prepare to 

dive.

strengthen the law 

enforcement/CT capabilities of 

the following Caribbean 

nations: The Bahamas, 

Barbados, The Dominican 

Republic, Jamaica, and 

Trinidad and Tobago. Within 

four months, needs 

assessments in these five

countries were completed 

followed by delivery of 

training. ATA provided

several courses to these 

countries using a regional

concept, bringing officials from different nations together at one training venue. 

An ATA consultation on Underwater Explosive Incident Countermeasures 

(U/WEIC), which included participants from the five countries listed above and

utilized an active harbor as a foreign training venue, was one example of the 

regional concept. These efforts are strengthening partner nation capabilities to

protect vital energy installations and a tourism industry that attracts tens of

thousands of Americans every year. 

Directed VIP Training 

During FY 2005, ATA was tasked with providing VIP training for the respective

presidential protection units of Ukraine and Haiti. In line with ATA’s successful 

training program for Afghanistan’s presidential protection unit, VIP training for 

Ukraine and Haiti exemplified ATA’s programming flexibility to meet immediate

training needs. 

Ukraine - Following the late 2004 election of Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko, 

ATA conducted a focused needs assessment in February 2005 that resulted in an 

extensive training package. Taking a macro approach, ATA designed a series of 

workshops to meet the needs of the entire Ukrainian law enforcement/security 

service concentrating on management of protective security. It provided

assistance in Protective Investigation Intelligence, Academy Design, Executive 

Protection, Protective Detail Management, Protection Training, Vital Installation 

Security, and Tactical Protection Operations. ATA held numerous meetings with 

the Chief of State Security Administration to examine specific problems at the

senior level. In order to accomplish the training, ATA received additional 

assistance from various offices within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. 

Haiti - Also in FY 2005, ATA was tasked to provide VIP protection training for a 

newly organized Presidential Security Unit for the Haitian chief of state. In April 

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2005, an ATA team traveled to Port-au-Prince to conduct a needs assessment 

before training delivery. During the assessment, ATA met with Embassy officials 

and the Haitian National Police (HNP) director, and reviewed the HNP training 

academy’s facilities. Because of delays brought on by civil disturbances and a

heightened threat level in Haiti, this training was postponed. Start dates were 

rescheduled for FY 2006. 

Training, Resources and Instructional Network (TRAIN) 

ATA began work on a multi-purpose database called TRAIN (Training, Resources 

and Instructional Network) in FY 2005. The project’s objective is to keep in contact 

with ATA participants and provide follow-on assistance. Given the adaptability of

the information being collected, TRAIN will be used as a scheduling and financial 

planning tool as well. 

Other Initiatives 

Anti-Kidnapping Initiative – Caribbean 

ATA continues focusing on coordinating anti-kidnapping intervention training

programs in the Western Hemisphere. Mexico and Brazil, as countries of concern, 

were selected for focused needs assessments in FY 2005 to combat the continuing 

threat of kidnappings. 

Additionally, following a high-profile kidnapping in Paraguay, ATA deployed an 

anti-kidnapping assessment team to Paraguay to plan training to the Paraguayan 

law enforcement and security services on an expeditious basis. ATA rapidly 

coordinated this training initiative with its U.S. law enforcement partners at the

FBI Academy’s International Training Assistance Unit and conducted a focused 

needs assessment in Asuncion, Paraguay, in June 2005. ATA also scheduled an 

anti-kidnapping course for Paraguay for early FY 2006. 

Regional Training Emphasis – Arabian Gulf Peninsula and Central Asia 

Regional cooperation is essential to defeating transnational terrorism. ATA 

delivered training in the Arabian Gulf Peninsula and Central Asia at the regional 

level in FY 2005 that is playing a major role in this effort. Continuing to provide

training on a bilateral basis, ATA, in close coordination with S/CT, is exploring 

various regional training initiatives. Regional training provides a synergistic effect 

in the global war on terror by promoting international cooperation and 

coordination, as well as providing cost savings for the ATA program. 

Arabian Gulf Peninsula – Institutionalization of ATA-provided training in the police 

academies of partner nations is one of the keystones of the ATA program. Partner 

nations are expected to assume the responsibility for continued training once they 

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achieve expertise in a critical competency. During December 2004, ATA hosted an 

AT/CT Curriculum Development consultation for senior police academy officials 

from U.A.E., Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. The goal of the consultation was 

to familiarize police academy academicians with up-to-date curriculum 

development processes, including tools used to measure training effectiveness. 

A particular vulnerability for many of the Arabian Gulf nations is dependence on 

sea-borne transportation for essential imports and exports. In June 2005, ATA 

provided a two-week Anti-Terrorism Diver consultation to Qatar, Jordan, U.A.E., 

Bahrain, and Oman. This consultation was designed to teach police divers the

principles and leadership elements of conducting underwater searches of ship 

hulls for improvised explosive devices (IED) and conventional mines. 

With the steady stream of U.S. Government visitors traveling to and through 

Arabian Gulf region, and in response to requests from embassies charged with 

security responsibilities for visiting dignitaries, ATA provided Saudi Arabia, 

Kuwait and Bahrain three-week VIP Protection courses. 

In conjunction with the 2004 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting, ATA 

provided Bahrain with a pilot consultation on dignitary protection management 

for multiple senior officials. Also during the GCC meeting, Bahrain volunteered to 

establish a Joint Counter Terrorism Center, which would serve as a model for 

similar centers to be established throughout GCC countries. In support of this 

project, in FY 2005 ATA provided Bahrain the Senior Crisis Management Seminar 

and the Major Case Management course, both designed to enhance Bahrain police

management and investigative skills. This effort will continue in FY 2006. 

Central Asia – ATA’s efforts in Central Asia include increased emphasis on CT 

communication between the region’s governments. Along with continued basic,

intermediate, and advanced ATA training designed to improve overall law 

enforcement capabilities of a single PN, ATA also offered regional courses at the

International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest and at host police

academies. During FY 2005, ATA conducted Combating Domestic and 

Transnational Terrorism courses at ILEA Budapest with representatives from 

Georgia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Additionally, ATA conducted the Police 

Executive Role in Combating Terrorism course in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with 

representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. 

This regional training emphasis not only proved to be productive and a costeffective resource multiplier, but also built understanding and rapport among 

officials with similar and complementary missions. ATA’s FY 2005 efforts with 

partner nations in Central Asia have set the stage for increased bi- and multilateral cooperation in FY 2006. 

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Overseas Training Programs 

Afghanistan 

ATA has played a key role in democracy building and stabilization in Afghanistan 

by strengthening the capabilities of the security services charged with the

protection of Afghan national leadership. One of the ways this is being done is 

through the ATA Embedded Mentor program, which went into action in January 

2005 with carefully selected advisory personnel. These advisors are guiding the

Afghan Presidential Protective Service (PPS) by reviewing each aspect of its duties, 

including explosive ordnance disposal, protection, advances, counterassault teams, 

and countersniper tactics. 

These efforts continually show results. The PPS is currently handling all

protection moves with our mentors offering advice and assistance. At the request 

of the Afghan director of President Karzai’s protection detail, approximately 20 

female candidates will be trained in search and arrest techniques. The training is

expected to begin in January 2006. Overall, the training has proceeded very well, 

and ATA will continue on the same path. 

Colombia 

The ATA Anti-Kidnapping/Extortion Program in Colombia, which began in 

March 2003, is designed to combat the continuing problem of kidnapping and 

extortion of Colombian and foreign nationals by Colombian terrorist and 

paramilitary organizations. Since the inception of the program, ATA has trained 

143 Colombian National Police (CNP) officers and 176 Colombian military 

(COLMIL) personnel in crisis response techniques. ATA also trained 22 members

of the Departamento de Seguridad (DAS) and the Cuerpo Technico de Investigaciones

(CTI), which are assigned to the Colombian military units as judicial police

personnel. 

Colombia began implementation of the new Accusatory System of Justice during 

FY 2005. Because of the new legal requirements placed on the Colombian antikidnapping units (GAULA), ATA augmented Crisis Response Team training 

during FY 2005. ATA worked with the U.S. Department of Justice to arrange for 

International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program instructors to 

provide an orientation of the new Accusatory System of Justice, and to familiarize

instructors with basic evidence recognition and collection training. ATA also 

worked with the Justice Department teaching the basic skills needed to recognize

and preserve crime scenes pending the arrival of a Colombian Evidence Collection 

Team. 

ATA is overseeing the development of a computerized data management system 

in Colombia named the Sistema Integrado de Informacion Extorcion y Sequestro

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(SIIES). SIIES will provide the government of Colombia with a comprehensive

database containing information on kidnapping, which will be accessible to all 

participant agencies. SIIES is also designed to support the government’s efforts to

prosecute kidnappers. The system will connect all GAULA Units, the CNP, 

COLMIL, the Ministry of Defense (MOD), Fondelibertad (MOD Fiscal Controller) 

and the FISCALIA (Colombian equivalent of the U.S. Department of Justice). ATA 

is now turning this system over to the government of Colombia. 

ATA meets regularly with representatives at the Executive level of the 

government. In March of 2005, at a meeting with the Vice President of Colombia, 

the Vice Minister of Defense and the Executive Assistant to the Vice President 

stated that the President and the Vice President of Colombia believe that the ATAsponsored SIIES program has the potential to be one of the most significant 

strategic components of Colombia’s anti-kidnap program. The VMOD also made 

it clear that the government of Colombia values ATA’s Anti-Kidnap assistance and 

that he wants ATA to continue to support this program. 

Most significant in the implementation of the anti-kidnapping program was the 

fact that ATA and the embassy’s Regional Security Office (RSO) worked with the 

Government of Colombia to obtain an agreement in which eight different

Colombian agencies agreed to use the system and share its information. In June of 

2005, during the ceremony when the agreement was signed, the Minister of

Defense said that the signing opened a new front on the war against kidnapping 

and extortion. He also said that only when one has experienced the nightmare of 

having a loved one kidnapped—the Defense Minister had a son kidnapped--does 

one begin to understand the importance of the assistance given to the Government 

of Colombia by the U.S. Government through the ATA programs in Colombia. 

During FY 2006, ATA will begin providing training focused on investigating 

terrorist and criminal organizations, and kidnappers and extortionists. The 

training will include techniques on investigating cyber crimes related to

kidnapping, extortion, and terrorist organizations. An important goal of the ATA 

program is to give the Government of Colombia the ability to sustain the antikidnapping program. Since FY 2004, ATA has trained 22 members of the CNP

and the COLMIL as instructors to meet this goal. ATA anticipates training 

another 30 instructors during FY 2006. These instructors work with the ATA 

training staff at the Sibate Colombian National Police Training School as assistant 

instructors. As ATA moves closer to sustainment in FY 2006, these instructors will

take on greater responsibilities in the planning, development and presentation of 

crisis response training. The GOC may plan to use Colombian instructors as the

nucleus of a Regional Anti-Kidnapping Training Center, which the GOC plans to 

establish at Sibate. 

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Indonesia 

Indonesian police practice techniques to rescue hostages from a 

large vehicle during Crisis Response team training provided by

ATA. 

In FY 2005, the ATA program 

continued providing assistance 

to the Indonesian National Police

(INP) by institutionalizing their

capacity to prevent, interdict,

and investigate acts of terrorism. 

Since the program’s inception in

2003, ATA has provided the INP 

with technical support, training, 

and equipment for their Jakartabased antiterrorist response unit, 

Task Force 88. In 2005, the 

program also continued 

development of regional Crisis 

Response Team detachments, 

which are capable of interdicting 

terrorist events and activities. 

ATA also helped improve the 

INP’s capacity to investigate acts 

of terrorism. To improve the 

preventative and investigative 

capabilities of Task Force 88, 

ATA and the INP agreed that 

ATA will provide select 

investigation courses in future training initiatives. ATA’s Preventing, Interdicting 

and Investigating Acts of Terrorism (PIIAT) course is well suited to meet the INP’s 

needs in this regard. 

Training during FY 2005 included: (1) three of ATA’s six-week Crisis Response

Team (CRT) training sessions, which include 72 participants; (2) an Explosive

Incident Countermeasure (EIC) course for 15 members of the INP bomb disposal 

unit; and (3) an Antiterrorism Executive Forum for 18 senior members of the INP. 

To ensure ATA and S/CT’s training principles are sustained within the INP’s own 

training institutions, ATA conducted an Instructor Development course for 16 INP 

training academy staff. Eight graduates from the Instructor Development course 

then teamed with ATA instructors to teach the CRT course. The ATA-trained INP

instructors now have the skills and abilities to teach a CRT course with little or no

ATA instructor assistance. Instructor development and team teaching initiatives 

will be incorporated in future ATA training programs in Indonesia. Since the 

inception of the ATA program in Indonesia, approximately 180 Indonesian 

participants have been trained. 

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Kenya 

ATA’s in-country program for Kenya gained momentum with the delivery of the 

nine-week PIIAT course given to 27 representatives of the stakeholder 

organizations in Kenya’s fledgling multi-agency counterterrorism council. ATA is

concurrently assisting the Government of Kenya in the training and equipping of a

small, multi-agency, coast guard-type unit dedicated to patrolling the shallow 

coastal waters near the Somalia border and improving security in Kenya’s most 

critical port, Mombasa. ATA is orchestrating the signing of the Memoranda of 

Intent, which will demonstrate commitment on behalf of both governments for the 

training and equipping of both the multi-agency counterterrorism council and a 

coastal security unit. 

For both initiatives, ATA and U.S. Embassy Nairobi worked to build

unprecedented cooperation within the international community of donor nations 

to ensure the delivery of complementary counterterrorism assistance while

preventing duplicative programs. 

Pakistan 

The Government of Pakistan senior police officials rendering honors

to Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, September 2, 2005, in appreciation 

for the first VIP course given in Pakistan by ATA. 

In FY 2005, ATA delivered 17 

courses to the Government of 

Pakistan (GOP). Nine of these 

were investigative; five were 

tactical; three were 

infrastructure-oriented. ATA 

trained 335 total personnel. 

The delivery of two VIP 

courses that resulted in 

strengthening the capabilities

of the GOP security services to 

protect their national

leadership were well received 

and proved immensely

popular. During FY 2005, the 

Government of Pakistan recognized two infrastructure protection courses--the 

WMD Awareness and the Senior Crisis Management seminars--as having

advanced U.S. diplomacy in the region. Pakistani government officials also stated 

that both of these courses provided them with the skills to better manage, direct, 

and control the relief efforts undertaken as a result of the October 8, 2005, 

earthquake in the Kashmir Region. 

ATA participated in the 2003 creation of the Federal Investigation Agency, Special 

Investigation Group (SIG), which is the Pakistani Government’s federal law 

enforcement counterterrorism unit. Although the SIG is staffed with only 37

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investigators, it has been involved in numerous high-profile investigations

including both local and international cases. Accordingly, it has had varying 

degrees of participation in terrorist investigations—for example, the SIG role in 

identifying participants involved in the July 2005 London bombing; providing 

invaluable clues that assisted in the apprehension of Abu Faraj Al Libbi; following 

up on leads provided by Western nation counterterrorism police institutions; and 

conducting high-profile investigations of national importance. Their use of ATAprovided cyber terrorism training to apprehend kidnappers holding a Western

business executive for ransom was specifically noteworthy. 

The Philippines 

During FY 2005, ATA conducted a number of

courses for the Government of the Republic of 

the Philippines (GRP), including: Airport 

Security Management, Explosive Incident

Countermeasures, and Cyber Terrorism Incident 

Response. 

In September 2005, as a precursor to establishing 

an in-country initiative, ATA conducted a 

focused needs assessment of current GRP

AT/CT capabilities. The needs assessment 

highlighted the GRP’s capability to incorporate

and employ previous ATA training skills to

combat terrorism. 

Computer equipment used in the Cyber 

terrorism Incident Response Course in the 

Philippines is displayed. 

In coordination with U.S. Embassy Manila, ATA 

placed an in-country Program Manager and 

Counterterrorism Advisor within the embassy in 

October 2005 to steward the ATA in-country 

program. The overall goal of this newly 

established ATA program will be to ensure that a coordinated interagency 

engagement plan is developed to assist the GRP in developing a sustainable and 

institutionalized national CT task force with the capacity to prevent, tactically 

confront, and investigate for prosecution, terrorist activities. 

It will remain the focus of the ATA in-country program to maximize sustainment 

while minimizing costs by using available in-country assets. ATA is confident that 

this new initiative will promote improved communication and synergism with key 

GRP players, while complementing the continuing Department of Defense efforts 

to train the Philippine military forces in counterterrorism. 

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Special Training Programs and Platforms 

Cyber Terrorism Curriculum 

The ATA Cyber Training Program delivered almost 20 training events throughout 

FY 2005 consisting of four cyber Incident Response courses, two PIIAT Course 

cyber modules, two Investigating Cyber Terrorism Courses, two Protecting Digital

Infrastructure Courses, one Executive Seminar on Cyber Terrorism, one 

Interdicting Terrorist Organization course cyber module, and five Cyber 

Consultation/Equipment Grants. Countries participating in the above training 

included: the Philippines, Kenya, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Morocco and 

India. Over 350 students participated in the ATA cyber terrorism training courses 

during the last fiscal year. The Cyber Incident Response course was new for 2005 

and has quickly become the most requested course in the ATA cyber training 

program. Additionally, by way of technical consultations, the ATA cyber training 

program introduced consultations that deal with digital infrastructure protection 

issues, such as Wireless Networking Security and Advanced Network Log 

Analysis. 

Weapons of Mass Destruction Training 

ATA’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training program focuses on 

defensive equipment and places emphasis on developing response skills to mass 

casualty, chemical, biological, and radiological incidents. This training is the 

foundation to meet the dynamic and changing terrorist climate, and provides 

training and equipment that is unique to the ATA program, while at the same time

complementing and augmenting other USG assistance programs. 

The WMD program consists of a series of inter-related courses followed by a 

WMD equipment grant. This grant includes detection equipment, self-contained 

breathing apparatuses, fully encapsulating protective suits, and additional 

equipment needed by first responders to deal with any number of WMD-related 

incidents. The initial WMD training that ATA provides to a PN is the WMD

Awareness Seminar. This seminar is provided in-country to police and civil 

defense officials designated as first-line responders. Upon completion of this 

seminar, follow-on training events are conducted with our PNs. ATA’s follow-on 

WMD training events are: WMD Operations; WMD Hospital-Based Management 

of Mass Causality Incidents (HBMMCI); and a WMD Equipment Grant. 

In FY 2005, ATA trained first responders from 11 countries through WMD 

Awareness, WMD Operations, and HBMMCI training events. In addition, ATA 

provided WMD-related equipment grant packages to Pakistan and Malaysia. ATA 

also continued to expand the WMD program in both content and function by

supplementing the existing training program with a proposed WMD Search and 

Rescue course. The addition of this Search and Rescue course will complete ATA’s 

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WMD goal to develop a comprehensive and fully mission-capable response within 

a PN’s first responder community. 

Mobile Antiterrorism Training 

ATA devised Mobile Antiterrorism Training Team (MATT), and the team is 

currently being utilized to provide flexible, adaptive, and responsive ATA training 

to PNs. MATT--which is comprised of pre-packaged training and equipment 

packages for Explosives Incident Countermeasures, VIP Protection, Post-Blast 

Investigations, and Crisis Response Team training-enable ATA to provide 

responsive quality training in difficult overseas environments with short lead 

times. MATT represents an immediate response capability needed for PNs facing 

security challenges. 

This highly mobile training platform initiated and assisted ATA programs in 

Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, and Pakistan by vetting over 100 instructors, 

recommending logistical support, supply lists, and provided curriculum 

oversight. 

During the early part of Fiscal Year 2005, MATT demonstrated its rapid response

capability by deploying a fully equipped CRT training team, and grant equipment

package, to Nepal with only six weeks notice. This was in support of the U.S.

ambassador to support the Nepalese Armed Police Force efforts to counter a 

growing treat from Maoist terrorists. ATA’s MATT program demonstrated it 

could provide high-quality training in an austere environment with minimum 

support when it trained Nepalese police at a small, remote, police post at 7,500 feet 

elevation in the Himalayas. 

The Nepal MATT was followed shortly by an urgent requirement to stand up a 

Crisis Response Team and Explosive Incident Countermeasures unit in Yemen. 

ATA’s MATT program once again reacted and deployed two training teams (EIC 

& CRT) at one time. This involved arranging a C-130 to ferry equipment and 

required improvising training areas in the Yemeni high desert. To round the year 

off MATT quickly deployed two VIP courses to Pakistan, a VIP counter sniper 

course to the Ukraine and a VIP in Nepal with successful results. 

During the last fiscal year, MATT deployments supported U.S. efforts in the global

war on terror by training 260 police officers in five PNs and initiated VIP training 

in Haiti. 

Consultations 

Utilizing the backdrop of the 60th United Nations General Assembly and through 

the use of classroom instruction and field operations, participants from the

Ukraine, Jordan, and The United Arab Emirates participated in a two-week 

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seminar that focused on how to effectively respond to logistical, managerial and 

leadership issues inherent in protective operations for major events. ATA placed

emphasis on the evaluation, planning, operation, and demobilization of security 

measures for major events, whether locally oriented or international in scale. 

As a result of the concern of rescue personnel’s ability to respond to acts of 

terrorism at high-rise buildings, ATA provided a subject specific consultation to 

the government of Kuwait. The program addressed issues related to prevention,

preservation of evidence, minimization of casualties, and rescue operations. Other 

countries in the region have requested similar consultations. High-ranking 

Kuwaiti fire and rescue personnel, along with an official responsible for 

developing building codes, visited and witnessed “best practices” of two

Washington, D.C., metropolitan area fire departments. This group also visited the 

National Fire Academy in Emmetsburg, Md., where they observed teaching 

techniques relative to this issue. Future consultations concerning this subject will

likely include New York City, given its extensive experience and the steps taken to 

improve responses following the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center 

Towers. 

ATA’s consultations program also provided a consultation to the Royal Malaysian 

Police (RMP) regarding improvement to their crime lab capabilities, particularly 

with respect to DNA. Following an assessment in Kuala Lumpur, three highranking RMP forensic lab officials and a government attorney responsible for 

drafting new legislation were invited to the United States, where they witnessed 

“best practices” at three crime laboratories. The group visited the Bureau of 

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) lab in Washington, D.C., where ATA

highlighted post-blast analysis. The group also visited the FBI lab in Quantico,

Virginia, where it addressed issues concerning DNA. Finally, the group visited 

the Montgomery County Police (MD) Forensic Crime lab and observed a locallevel, full-service crime lab. 

“Fly Away” Program 

During FY 2005, ATA implemented a full schedule of the “fly away” program in 

which courses previously taught exclusively at domestic training provider 

locations are now presented in the recipient countries. ATA considered several 

factors with its “fly away” program: some nations desired training assistance but

due to limited personnel or internal security situations were unable to send 

delegations to the United States; training in a participating nation occurs in the

actual operational environment; larger class sizes can be convened; and 

administrative and logistical issues are reduced or eliminated. Additionally, the

“fly away” concept provides participating nations with the opportunity to 

independently sustain new skills by integrating the training received into their

national police academies. 

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Although each course taught as “fly away” has a differing set of challenges, and 

the cost of each presentation can vary considerably, the experience after the first 

full year of presentation confirms the premise of cost savings, which averaged 

approximately 25 percent in FY 2005. ATA completed 22 “fly away” training 

courses in FY 2005, and projections for FY 2006 include up to 50 “fly away” 

courses. 

International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) 

Along with the 12 ATA courses delivered at various ILEAs during FY 2005, ATA 

also played a key role in the establishment of the new ILEA in San Salvador, El 

Salvador. Reacting to a short notice request in February, ATA was able to 

organize, structure and successfully conduct the Police Executive’s Role in 

Combating Terrorism course for 40 police officials from El Salvador, the

Dominican Republic, and Guatemala within six weeks. The course was highly 

publicized in local news media and contributed significantly to the Department’s 

establishment of the ILEA in San Salvador in a timely manner. 

Development and Quality Assurance 

Interdicting Terrorist Organizations (ITO) Program Development 

ATA developed its newest form of ITO to take a more pro-active approach in 

training our PNs in attacking their terrorist problem. ITO Basic and ITO Advanced 

programs are three-week training programs while ITO Policy is a two-week

program. The training was developed to ensure that police officers with varying 

skill sets and training levels would benefit from the skills taught in the ITO 

program. 

ITO Basic was developed for those officers who are new to the counterterrorism 

field and could benefit from a broad overview of the various components involved 

in terrorist organizations. ITO Advanced is designed to train experienced 

investigators in the latest techniques in interdicting terrorist cells. The Advanced

and Basic courses cover topics including: interviewing techniques; surveillance 

skills; terrorist financing; media relations; preventing acts of terrorism; trends in 

terrorism; cyber terrorism; and human rights. ITO Policy is a course that 

introduces methods used to develop a counterterrorism unit to management level 

police officers and covers areas including: organizational development, large and

small group dynamics, and executive cyber security training. 

Preventing, Investigating, and Interdicting Acts of Terrorism 

The intensive nine-week Preventing, Investigating and Interdicting Acts of 

Terrorism (PIIAT) investigative course focuses on improving the ability of police

to interdict, investigate, and respond to acts of terrorism. It targets core 

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operational and preventative capabilities, and among other disciplines, is designed

to train in the following: trends in terrorism; investigating terrorist incidents; 

examine prevailing anti-terrorism laws; interview and interrogation skills; cyberterrorism; surveillance operations; cultivating, maintaining, and using informants; 

investigative data-basing and Internet tracking; preventing acts of terrorism before 

they occur; trans-border cooperation and extradition; financial investigations; and

community relations. This course will culminate in a three-phase class exercise on 

preventing, interdicting, and investigating acts of terrorism. The course was first 

presented in Kenya in January, February and March of 2005 and in Pakistan in 

August, September, and October of 2005. The PIIAT course was developed in 

partnership with the FBI, who provided instructors and equipment for several 

modules of instruction.

Advanced Explosive Incident Countermeasures 

ATA developed the Advanced Explosive Incident Countermeasures (AEIC) course

based on Needs Assessments/Program Reviews (NA/PR) and global trends in 

sophisticated terrorist fuzing and firing systems. The three-week course trains 15 

EIC qualified law enforcement personnel in identification, diagnostics and defeat 

of advanced IED fuzing and firing systems. The syllabus also instructs 

participants in the detection of chemical and radiological substances, and the safe 

approach and disruption of such devices. Finally, the course provides 

comprehension and response capacity to the employment tactics and disruption of 

vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED). The AEIC course is 

currently provided at the West Virginia Army National Guard Base at Camp 

Dawson, West Virginia.

Underwater Explosive Incident Countermeasures 

ATA developed the Underwater Explosive Incident Countermeasures (U/WEIC) 

course based on NA/PR reporting and global trends in terrorist maritime

activities. The three-week course trains 16 diver-qualified law enforcement 

personnel in search, identification, remote removal, exploitation, and final disposal 

of underwater IEDs. The U/WEIC course is currently provided as a “fly away” 

training course meant to either incorporate or maximize port and harbor security 

organizations with first responders. 

 

Fraudulent Documents 

Working closely with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Forensic Document Laboratory, ATA made substantial progress fulfilling the

legislative requirements of Section 7218 ("Establishment of Visa and Passport 

Security Program in the Department of State") of the Intelligence Reform and 

Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. As required in Section 7218(b)(2)(B) of the Act, 

ATA and ICE have developed a program of instruction to train participants in the 

identification and detection of fraudulent documents, which may be used to obtain 

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unlawful entry into the United States. This course addresses the goals, objectives, 

equipment, and resources necessary to ensure that partner nations have the 

training and resources to properly examine and detect fraudulent travel

documents; establish a chain of custody and properly secure and protect evidence 

for criminal prosecutions; and facilitate law enforcement information exchanges. 

In a cooperative effort, ATA personnel have received training from ICE to conduct 

focused in-country needs assessments. The information gathered by ATA during 

the assessment phase is then provided to ICE to develop and vet materials best 

suited for the specific needs of the partner nation, taking into consideration both 

regional and indigenous concerns. The course offers a small equipment grant 

consisting of low-cost tools to assist in the detection of fraudulent travel 

documents. Each three-to-five-day course is conducted abroad and can 

accommodate up to 24 participants to include police authorities, customs and 

immigration inspectors, training officials, and forensic specialists. ATA held the 

first version of this course in the Bahamas in November 2005, and four to six 

countries will receive this course in FY 2006. ATA is working on procedures to 

allow for additional training in the future. 

Selected Program Activities for FY 2005 

Trained 4,349 students from 78 countries 

Conducted 147 courses 

Conducted 70 technical consultations 

Conducted training in four new countries 

Conducted six in-country program reviews 

Conducted 19 in-country assessments 

PROGRAM RESULTS AND EFFECT 

For the past 22 years, the ATA program is highly successful in strengthening 

international efforts to defend against, and eradicate, the threat of international 

terrorism. Such an international antiterrorism training program strives to

diminish terrorist threats against the American homeland and overseas U.S.

Government missions and personnel, business interests, and citizens, as well as 

the participating countries. Results have included the arrests of high-valued 

terrorists and their supporters, the creation of an antiterrorism and crime response

center, and the arrest of a major cyber criminal in Morocco. 

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Examples of the Program’s Effect 

Africa

Mali 

One of the primary goals jointly sought by the Government of Mali (GOM) and the 

ATA program during FY 2005 was assistance in capacity building and 

institutionalizing ATA instruction and training provided at the National Police

Academy. In support of the four ATA courses conducted at the Academy, ATA 

and the Embassy provided equipment, training materials and instruction on a 

wide range of security and anti-terrorism-related topics. Following ATA’s lead, 

the GOM devoted resources to improve the physical condition of its training

facility, and assigned permanent instructors utilizing ATA-provided curriculums 

and materials on a regular basis. During FY 2005, the Malian government pledged 

to increase its National Police Force by 2,500 officers over five years, and the

antiterrorism training sustainment fostered by ATA will aid in providing the new 

recruits with the skill sets they need to fight the war on terrorism.

Another example of the extent of ATA training in Mali and its continued

importance was the successful conclusion of the 2005 France-Africa Summit, a 

major international event attended by the French president, over 25 African heads 

of state, and over 1,000 delegates. RSO Mali met with the Ministry of State

Security just before the event and learned that 75 percent of all organizational 

elements for the event were ATA graduates. The presidential security details were 

ATA VIP Protection course graduates, the EOD teams had been trained and 

equipped by ATA, the airport coordinators had participated in the ATA Airport 

Security Management course, and the members of the summit planning committee 

were graduates of the Major Crisis Management course. ATA was instrumental in 

providing the levels of expertise needed to organize and successfully complete an 

event of this magnitude, which took place without incident. 

East Asia & Pacific

Indonesia 

Indonesia continues to be a major victim of terrorism. As was the case with the 

2003 Jakarta bombings and the 2004 bombing of the Australian Embassy, the ATAtrained Task Force 88 has performed lead investigative responsibilities for the 

three bombings that occurred in Bali in October 2005. In September 2005, 

graduates of ATA training interdicted a large amount of explosives being 

smuggled into Indonesia from Malaysia, resulting in the arrest of two Indonesians 

and two Malays.

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Thailand 

In September 2005, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) Metropolitan Police Bureau 

established a single Command & Control Operations Center (CCOC) to respond 

and monitor the police response to major crimes and crises in the metropolitan

Bangkok area. The establishment of this center was a direct result of ATA training 

and development of senior Thai law enforcement managers who attended the 

Senior Crisis Management, Critical Incident Management, Anti-terrorism 

Executive Forum, and the Mass/Rapid Transit Consultations courses. 

The RTP Bomb Squad has noted that the detailed procedures and systematic 

approach taught in ATA’s post-blast investigation courses are now used daily to 

collect evidence. In southern Thailand, home to a growing and deadly bombing 

campaign by extremist Muslim insurgents, this new focus on evidence collection 

has led to identification of several different bomber “signatures.” When the

suspects are arrested, this evidence could potentially be tied to other bombings, 

and used in future prosecutions. 

Europe & Eurasia

Georgia 

On February 1, 2005, an IED hidden in a vehicle parked immediately in front of the 

regional police headquarters in Gori, Georgia, exploded killing three individuals

and injuring over two dozen others. Of the eight investigators dispatched to the

scene, six were ATA post-blast investigation course graduates. These individuals 

did an outstanding job of processing the scene, which included photographing and 

collecting evidence, charting, graphics, and scene recreation. Their diligence and

skills allowed the post-blast investigators, in conjunction with visiting U.S. Federal 

Bureau of Investigation experts, to reconstruct the IED allowing the criminal

investigation to ensue. 

During a state visit to Tbilisi by President Bush in May 2005, an assailant tossed a 

hand grenade in the direction of the podium while the President delivered a 

speech in Tbilisi’s Freedom Square. During the initial stages of the joint 

U.S./Georgian investigation of the incident, ATA-trained Georgian bomb forensic

and explosive disposal experts played a key role in assisting U.S. investigators in 

examining the grenade and conducting tests of similar grenades. Their work and

technical expertise refuted assertions that the grenade was defective, and helped 

lay the foundation for an ultimately successful criminal investigation against the

alleged assailant. 

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Near East and North Africa

 

Morocco 

In August 2005, Moroccan investigators attending ATA cyber terrorism training 

provided support to FBI and Microsoft investigators in pursuing leads associated 

with a Moroccan citizen suspected of distributing the Zotob and Mytob internet

worms. The worms infected the networks of dozens of international companies, 

including CNN, the New York Times, and ABC. While the Moroccan investigators 

played a supporting role, the computer forensic background acquired during the 

cyber terrorism training did allow for constructive participation that resulted in 

the arrest of a primary suspect in the case. The publicity of the case, timed with 

the ATA cyber terrorism training, has generated increased emphasis on cyber 

crime with Moroccan authorities, who have successfully moved to the final phase 

of the ATA cyber terrorism training. Morocco will conclude the training by 

establishing its own task force, composed of ATA-trained officers and ATAprovided equipment, and dedicated to countering and responding to cyber 

terrorism. 

South Asia

Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi superintendent of police who has participated in ATA’s EIC and 

Crisis Management courses recently stated, “I immensely benefited from the 

training and use it in my day-to-day work in maintaining law and order and 

public safety and security in Bangladesh.” In addition, this officer stated that 

following several bombing incidents in his district, the skills learned during ATA 

courses proved invaluable to his officers during the subsequent terror 

investigations. He attributed the apprehension of some of the bombing suspects 

directly to the ATA training his officers received. 

Pakistan 

The Government of Pakistan announced on May 4, 2005, that they arrested the No. 

3 al-Qaeda ranking member, Abu Farraj al-Libbi, north of Peshawar. In follow-up

actions, the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) conducted a series 

of raids in Lahore and in a number of other locations in the Punjab Province. In at 

least two incidents, the ATA-trained Punjab Police Elite Team responded to an ISI 

requirement for a tactical team. The Elite Team responded by providing 

operational planning and execution for two raids. This resulted in the arrest of 11 

suspects, including four foreigners who are believed to be part of the Al Qaeda

network. 

 

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Western Hemisphere

Colombia 

In an updated report published by the Bogotá daily newspaper El Tiempo, the 

Colombian Police stated that for the period of January 1, 2005, through September 

17, 2005, incidents of kidnapping had declined 59 percent. As the primary antikidnapping units for Colombia, the ATA-trained GAULAs played a significant 

role in bringing the number of incidents down. 

In FY 2005, the ATA-trained GAULAs were involved in dramatic kidnapping 

rescue operations. In April 2005, a GAULA rescued two sisters kidnapped in Cali, 

and a five-year-old boy kidnapped earlier that month in Medellin. In June 2005, 

members of GAULA Bogotá rescued a 36-year-old schoolteacher. In July 2005, 

GAULA Medellin arrested the operational head of the National Liberation Army’s 

(ELN) “Cacique Calarca Front.” The arrest of the ELN leader who was wanted for 

having directed several kidnappings in which the victims were killed after ransom 

payments had been made was a significant development in Colombia’s antikidnapping campaign. In August 2005, members of GAULA Neiva captured a 

gang of 10 extortionists in Barranquilla, and GAULA Aguachica arrested three

members of the ELN “Camilo Torres Front.” This arrest possibly prevented future 

kidnappings because this front’s primary role was to identify potential kidnapping 

targets. 

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Program Highlight: 

Cyber Terrorism Instruction and Task Force Development 

Beginning in 2002, ATA began offering a robust and comprehensive set of cyber terrorism 

courses and consultations with the intention of increasing the capabilities of our partner

nations to effectively investigate and defend against cyber attacks. Since 2002, ATA has 

trained approximately 1,110 participants in cyber attack prevention and investigation. 

Mission: Provide skills-based cyber 

investigative and IT security training 

to an international audience that, 

when combined with targeted 

equipment grants and consultations, 

culminates in a tangible and longterm increase in cyber investigative 

capacity. 

Strategy: Establish long-term 

engagement and deliver 100 percent 

of courses in-country to foster a 

continuing relationship between the 

ATA program, the American Embassy,

and the Partner Nation’s cyber 

investigators and IT security administrators. Sustainment of capabilities is complemented 

by the establishment and equipping of a cyber terrorism task force. 

• Phase I – Country selection process to identify a country with continuing terrorist 

activity combined with established IT infrastructure and trainable law enforcement 

organization in coordination with S/CT. 

• Phase II – Prepare strategy that will culminate in tangible investigative and IT 

security results. Market the need to build cyber investigative capacity, and identify

and engage with key personnel in target organizations. Finally, market long-term 

plan and state goals of program to all stakeholders. 

• Phase III – Initial offers of training: 

o Executive Seminar on Cyber Terrorism 

o Cyber Incident Response course 

• Phase IV – Offer specialized skills-based courses: 

o Investigating Cyber Terrorism course 

o Protecting Digital Infrastructure course 

• Phase V – Deliver targeted consultations 

o Consultations on advanced topics of concern 

o Equipment grant 

o Establishment of cyber task force 

In addition to the courses and consultations listed above, cyber-related instruction is built 

into ATA’s Interdicting Terrorist Organizations and Preventing, Investigating, and

Interdicting Acts of Terrorism courses. 

ATA instructor and Kenyan participants in the ATA Cyber

Incident Response course analyze computer hardware. 

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE 

ATA’s Legislative Mandates:

• Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended) 

• International Security and Development Act 

of 1985

• Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (as 

amended)

The Antiterrorism Assistance

program is a highly collaborative

effort. Using policy guidance from

S/CT, the Office of Antiterrorism 

Assistance implements and manages 

ATA program operations, consisting 

of needs assessments, training 

delivery, program reviews, and 

specialized consultations. ATA coordinates closely with other Federal and state

agencies to provide training and domestic training facilities. 

Criteria for Participation 

ATA utilizes four specific criteria to qualify countries for training and related 

assistance. 

First, the country or region must be categorized as critical or high threat for 

terrorism and cannot adequately protect U.S. facilities and personnel in the

country (including USG officials, business people, students, and tourists), or 

needs assistance to counter terrorists who might threaten the U.S. homeland 

Second, there are important U.S. policy interests, vis-à-vis the prospective

country, which may be supported through the provision of antiterrorism 

assistance 

Third, the prospective country must be served by a U.S. air carrier, or is the 

last point of departure for flights to the United States 

Finally, per the Leahy Amendment, the prospective country cannot be

engaged in gross violations of human rights

Needs Assessments 

As discussed earlier, countries designated as PNs in the ATA program receive a 

comprehensive Needs Assessment (NA) before receiving any training or other 

assistance. The purpose of an NA is to assess the country’s present AT/CT 

capabilities at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels across a broad spectrum 

of 25 identified Critical Capabilities (CC’s) which are needed to effectively detect, 

deter, deny, and defeat terrorism. (see table 1). 

ATA begins the NA process by forming interagency teams of subject matter 

experts (SME) to assess the country’s capabilities using the above-mentioned

Critical Capabilities. A typical NA team consists of five to six SMEs who visit the 

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country to meet with officials of both the U.S. Embassy and PN. These visits are 

highly technical in nature, focusing on the country’s counter terrorism capabilities,

likely threats, vulnerabilities and areas for possible ATA assistance to build or

improve overall AT/CT capacity. Additionally, a baseline measure or rating is 

assigned to each Critical Capability using a “Likert”-type numeric scale. 

At the conclusion of an NA, the team drafts a detailed report, with findings and 

recommendations that are used to develop a Country Assistance Plan, which, in 

close coordination with S/CT, becomes ATA’s strategy for assisting that country. 

Training 

ATA training seeks to address 

deficiencies noted during the NA process 

in the ability or capacity of the PN to 

perform in the following major areas as 

they relate to counterterrorism concerns: 

Intervention and prevention of a 

terrorist act 

Investigation and prosecution of

those responsible for conducting 

terrorist activities 

Immediate response to, and 

resolution of, a terrorist incident (to 

include Crisis Response, Hostage 

Negotiations, and Bomb Disposal) 

Protection of national borders (to 

include land, maritime, and 

aviation security) 

Table 1: Antiterrorism Critical

Capabilities 

A. Preventive Capabilities

 1. Land Border Security 

 2. Land Port of Entry Security 

 3. Maritime Border Security 

 4. Maritime Port of Entry Security 

 5. Airspace Security 

 6. Air Port of Entry Security

 7. Critical Infrastructure Protection

 8. National Leadership Security

 9. Diplomatic Community Security 

 10. Preventive Intelligence 

B. Response Capabilities 

 11. National Level Major Incident Command 

 and Control 

 12. Police Special Operations (SWAT/CRT) 

 13. Explosives Incident Countermeasures 

 14. Mass Casualty Incident Management

 15. Kidnapping/Hostage Incident Management

C. Post-Incident Capabilities 

 16. Police Investigative Capability 

 17. Post-Blast Investigations 

 18. Mass Casualty Incident Management

 19. Crime Scene and Evidence Management

 20. Forensic Examination and Analysis

 21. Financial Investigations 

 22. Prosecutorial Capability 

D. Cyber Security

 23. Critical Digital Infrastructure Security

 24. Cyber Crime Investigations 

E. Sustainment Capabilities

 25. Institutionalization of Anti/Counter 

 Terrorism Training 

Protection of both critical physical 

and digital infrastructure 

Protection of the national 

leadership, U.S. personnel and 

facilities 

Response to biological or chemical 

public health issues related to mail 

or mail service 

Management of kidnapping 

incidents 

Response to terrorist incidents 

resulting in mass casualties or 

fatalities 

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Training can be conducted in either the participant country or the United States,

depending upon the nature of the course and the availability of special equipment 

and necessary facilities. Some courses, such as Explosives Incident 

Countermeasures, are conducted primarily in the United States because of the 

specialized nature of the training and equipment. 

While ATA offers primarily a training program, it can provide equipment related 

to the training offered. For example, safety equipment to respond to a

contaminated site may be provided in connection with the WMD operations

course. 

Program Reviews 

Once a PN has been in the ATA program for 18 to 24 months, and has received a 

sufficiently reviewable amount of training, ATA’s Assessment and Review Branch 

conducts a Program Review (PR) to evaluate the country’s progress and to

measure the impact and effectiveness of ATA training. PRs are conducted 

similarly to a NA in that ATA uses a team of interagency SMEs to conduct the 

evaluation visit. The PR team visits various ATA-trained units to interview former 

students and their supervisors to determine the impact and effectiveness of ATA 

training and to make recommendations for future assistance, if needed or 

identified. PRs ensure that the PN has followed ATA guidelines, among which 

require returning students to remain in a position for which they were trained for 

at least two years. The visit also assesses the country’s progress in each of the 25 

CCs, which includes the institutionalization of ATA training in order to measure 

progress from the capability rating they received during their last NA or PR visit. 

As with a NA, at the conclusion of a PR visit, the ATA team drafts a detailed 

report with findings and recommendations that will serve as the basis for the

Country Assistance Plan for that PN.

Consultations 

The Consultations program was created in 2001 to provide advanced skill set 

knowledge and training not normally covered in the established courses offered 

from the various branches within ATA. The scope of the program is to assist with 

a specific problem the country may have by developing solutions and sharing 

expertise on specific issues. 

A major advantage of the Consultations program is its ability to react with tailored

solutions, with little notice, making it unique in its ability to react quickly in 

fulfilling specific needs. As an example, police officials in Brazil and Qatar 

requested assistance with planning security for major events scheduled to take 

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place in 2005. Both countries attended an ATA consultation during September in 

New York City to observe security management during the United Nations

General Assembly. The knowledge obtained during this consultation will 

immediately be incorporated into the countries major event plans. 

An ATA-provided explosive detector dog runs

through a simulated bomb scenario. 

The Consultations program is also 

responsible for the Canine Explosive 

Detector and Dog Handler Training 

course. The course trains dogs and their 

handlers to detect explosive components

under all conditions. In addition, the

program conducts the Antiterrorism 

Executive Forum. This program trains 

senior police executives, and key security, 

legislative, and judicial officials from a 

specific country, who are responsible for 

the direction and oversight of law

enforcement agency operations, as well as 

personnel administration and training. 

The Forum has a major effect on the 

ability of a country's national criminal justice system to prevent and investigate

terrorism by bringing 20 foreign police officials to the United States to examine 

strategies against very specific terrorist threats faced by their nation. By 

customizing each Forum to the specific needs of the country, the presentations

highlight and identify a number of options in resolving the issues. 

 

26 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
Appendix 1: FY05 Assessments and Program Reviews 

 Country Date Topic Covered 

Afghanistan 03/05 Needs Assessment 

Bahamas 02/05 Needs Assessment

Bahrain 03/05 Program Review 

Barbados 01/05 Needs Assessment

Brazil 05/05 Focused Needs Assessment (Anti-Kidnapping) 

Dominican Republic 10/04 Needs Assessment 

Dominican Republic 02/05 Airport Security Assessment 

El Salvador 12/04 Focused Needs Assessment (Anti-Kidnapping) 

Ethiopia 01/05 Needs Assessment 

India 11/04 Program Review

Jamaica 02/05 Needs Assessment 

Kazakhstan 10/04 Airport Security Assessment

Kuwait 05/05 Needs Assessment 

Macedonia 03/05 Program Review

Mexico 04/05 Focused Needs Assessment (Anti-Kidnapping) 

Oman 05/05 Program Review

Paraguay 06/05 Focused Needs Assessment (Anti-Kidnapping) 

Philippines 11/04 Airport Security Assessment

Philippines 09/05 Focused Needs Assessment (In-Country 

Program) 

Senegal 08/05 Program Review

Singapore 03/05 A/T Executive Forum Assessment 

Thailand 02/05 Program Review

Trinidad & Tobago 01/05 Needs Assessment 

Ukraine 02/05 Focused Needs Assessment (Presidential 

Security) 

Uzbekistan 10/04 A/T Executive Forum Assessment 

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Appendix 2: FY05 Training Activities 

(By Region/Country)

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location* Class 

Size 

Africa 

AF Regional Combating Domestic and Transnational

Terrorism (ILEA)1 

02/05 IC 36

Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)2 

03/05 IC 36

Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)3

07/05 IC 36

Chad Vital Installation Security 11/04 IC 24 

Crisis Response Team 08/05 LA 24

Ethiopia Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation 09/05 IC 24 

Kenya Major Case Management 11/04 IC 24

Preventing, Interdicting, and 

Investigating Acts of Terrorism 

01/05 IC 24

Post-Blast Investigation 03/05 IC 24

Crisis Response Team 06/05 LA 24

Mali Explosive Incident Countermeasures 01/05 LA 15 

Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation 02/05 IC 24 

Senior Crisis Management 07/05 VA 18

Mauritania Explosive Incident Countermeasures 10/04 LA 15 

Crisis Response Team 04/05 LA 24

Mauritius Major Case Management 04/05 VA 24

Vital Installation Security 06/05 IC 24 

Niger VIP Protection 11/04 NM 18

Crisis Response Team 07/05 LA 24

Vital Installation Security 08/05 IC 24 

Senegal Critical Incident Management 09/05 LA 22 

Tanzania Crisis Response Team 01/05 LA 24

Rural Border Operations 04/05 NM 24

 

* IC = In-country; other abbreviations denote training in respective state 1 Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

2 Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania 3 Angola, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia 

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FY05 Training Activities, cont’d

(By Region/Country)

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location Class 

Size 

East Asian & 

Pacific

EAP Regional Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)4 

11/04 IC 36

Combating Domestic and Transnational

Terrorism (ILEA)5 

01/05 IC 36

Combating Domestic and Transnational

Terrorism (ILEA)6 

08/05 IC 36

Indonesia Crisis Response Team #5 03/05 IC 24 

Instructor Development Training 04/05 IC 18 

Crisis Response Team #6 05/05 IC 24 

Explosive Incident Countermeasures #3 08/05 IC 15 

MATT – Crisis Response Team 09/05 IC 24 

Malaysia Critical Incident Management 01/05 LA 24 

Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation 06/05 IC 24 

WMD Operations 07/05 IC 24 

Philippines Cyber Incident Response 12/04 IC 20 

Interdicting Terrorist Organization 02/05 IC 18 

Airport Security Management 04/05 IC 24 

Explosive Incident Countermeasures 05/05 LA 15 

Thailand Post-Blast Investigation 10/04 LA 24 

Explosive Detector Dogs & Handlers 04/05 VA 8 

Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation 04/05 IC 24 

Europe 

EUR Regional Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)7 

10/04 IC 36

Combating Domestic and Transnational

Terrorism (ILEA)8 

11/04 IC 35

Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)9 

04/05 IC 36

 

4 Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 5 Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 6 Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 7 Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina 8 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

29 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
FY05 Training Activities, cont’d

(By Region/Country)

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location Class 

Size 

Europe 

continued

EUR Regional 

cont’d

Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)10 

05/05 IC 36

Combating Domestic and 

Transnational Terrorism 

(Kazakhstan)11

05/05 IC 36

Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)12 

09/05 IC 36

Albania Crisis Response Team 02/05 LA 24

Instructor Development Course 05/05 IC 17 

Armenia Vital Installation Security 02/05 IC 24 

Azerbaijan Post-Blast Investigation 04/05 LA 24

WMD Operations 04/05 IC 24 

Bosnia-Herzegovina VIP Protection 10/04 NM 18

WMD Awareness Seminar 11/04 IC 150 

Major Case Management 02/05 VA 22 

Interdicting Terrorist Organizations 06/05 IC 24 

Hostage Negotiations/Incident Mgmt 07/05 LA 24 

Georgia Senior Crisis Management 11/04 VA 18 

Critical Incident Management 03/05 LA 24 

Interdicting Terrorist Organizations – 

Advanced 

05/05 IC 24

Management of Mass Casualty 

(Hospital) 07/05 IC 40

Kazakhstan AT Instructor Development 10/04 IC 12 

Airport Security Management 04/05 IC 24 

Kyrgyzstan WMD Operations 01/05 IC 24

 9 Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 10 Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia 

11 Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan 12 Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria

30 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
FY05 Training Activities, cont’d

(By Region/Country)

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location Class 

Size 

Europe 

continued

Macedonia Interdicting Terrorist Organizations 10/04 IC 24 

Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation 01/05 IC 24 

Critical Incident Management 04/05 LA 24 

WMD Awareness Seminar 06/05 IC 130 

Explosive Incident Countermeasures 06/05 LA 15 

Tajikistan WMD Mass Casualty - Medical 11/04 NM 24 

Critical Incident Management 05/05 LA 24 

WMD Awareness Seminar 09/05 IC 165 

Turkey Management of Mass Casualty (Hospital) 08/05 IC 24 

Advanced Explosive Incident 

Countermeasures 09/05 WV 15

Ukraine VIP Protection 05/05 NM 18 

Uzbekistan Crisis Response Team 10/04 LA 24 

Advanced Crisis Response Team 11/04 LA 24 

Hostage Negotiation/Incident Mgmt 12/04 LA 24 

Capstone Exercise 12/04 LA 6 

Post-Blast Investigation 01/05 LA 24 

Near Eastern & 

North Africa

Algeria Instructor Development Training 01/05 IC 15 

Hostage Negotiation/Incident Mgmt 06/05 LA 24 

Bahrain VIP Protection 01/05 NM 18 

Explosive Detector Dogs & Handlers 02/05 VA 8 

Senior Crisis Management 02/05 DC 18 

Major Case Management 08/05 VA 24 

Management of Mass Casualty (Hospital) 09/05 IC 24 

Jordan Rural Border Operations (Tan) 02/05 NM 24 

Explosive Detector Dogs & Handlers 09/05 VA 4 

31 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
FY05 Training Activities, cont’d

(By Region/Country)

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location Class 

Size 

Near Eastern & 

North Africa 

continued

Kuwait VIP Protection 02/05 NM 18

Senior Crisis Management 04/05 DC 18 

Major Case Management 07/05 VA 24

Morocco Critical Incident Management 11/04 LA 24 

Advanced Crisis Response Team 02/05 LA 24 

Hostage Negotiation/Incident Mgmt 03/05 LA 24 

Capstone Exercise 03/05 LA 6 

Cyber Terrorism - Incident Response 05/05 IC 20 

Management of Mass Casualty (Hospital) 07/05 IC 24 

Protecting Critical Digital Infrastructure 09/05 IC 12

Oman Senior Crisis Management 03/05 DC 3

Qatar Airport Security Management 01/05 IC 24

Critical Incident Management 02/05 IC 24 

Interdicting Terrorist Organizations 03/05 IC 24 

Major Case Management 05/05 VA 24

Senior Crisis Management 06/05 DC 18

Explosive Detector Dogs & Handlers 07/05 VA 8 

Saudi Arabia VIP Protection 04/05 NM 18 

Yemen Crisis Response Team 02/05 IC 24 

Explosive Incident Countermeasures 02/05 IC 8 

Instructor Development Training 09/05 IC 15 

South Asia 

Afghanistan Explosive Incident Countermeasures 01/05 IC 15 

Bangladesh Instructor Development Course 08/05 IC 15 

India Advanced Crisis Response Team 01/05 LA 24 

Hostage Negotiation/Incident Mgmt 01/05 LA 24 

Capstone Exercise 02/05 LA 6 

Explosive Incident Countermeasures 03/05 LA 15 

VIP Protection 06/05 NM 18 

Interdicting Terrorist Organizations 09/05 IC 24 

32 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
FY05 Training Activities, cont’d

(By Region/Country) 

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location Class 

Size 

South Asia 

continued 

Nepal Major Case Management 12/04 IC 24

Explosive Incident Countermeasures 08/05 IC 15 

VIP Protection 09/05 IC 18

Pakistan Explosive Incident Countermeasures #2 01/05 IC 15 

Cyber Terrorism - Incident Response 03/05 IC 20 

Cyber Terrorism - Incident Response 03/05 IC 20 

Crisis Response Team #4 04/05 IC 24 

WMD Awareness Seminar 04/05 IC 57

Cyber Terrorism Investigation 05/05 IC 16 

Protecting Critical Digital Infrastructure 06/05 IC 12

WMD Operations 06/05 IC 24 

Cyber Terrorism - Executive Overview 08/05 IC 12 

VIP Protection 08/05 IC 15 

Terrorist Crime Scene Investigation 08/05 IC 24 

Preventing, Interdicting and Investigating 

Acts of Terrorism 

08/05 IC 24

Senior Crisis Management 09/05 DC 20 

Western 

Hemisphere 

WHA Regional Police Executive Role In Combating 

Terrorism (ILEA)13 

04/05 IC 36

Argentina WMD Awareness Seminar 01/05 IC 89 

Bahamas Crisis Response Team - Anti-Kidnapping 06/05 LA 24 

Brazil WMD Awareness Seminar 07/05 IC 139 

Colombia WMD Equipment Grant and Refresher 10/04 IC 24

Instructor Development Training 11/04 IC 12

Crisis Response Team #8 01/05 IC 24

Crisis Response Team #9 06/05 IC 24

Crisis Response Team #10 07/05 IC 24

Crisis Response Team #11 09/05 IC 24 

 

13 Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala 

33 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
FY05 Training Activities, cont’d

(By Region/Country) 

Region/ 

Country Course Date Location Class 

Size 

Western 

Hemisphere 

continued 

El Salvador Senior Crisis Management 01/05 DC 18 

Mexico Hostage Negotiation/Incident

Management

06/05 LA 24

Paraguay WMD Awareness Seminar 02/05 IC 217

34 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
Appendix 3: FY05 Technical Consultations 

 Country/Region Date Topic Covered 

Afghanistan 04/05 Advanced Driver Training #2 

Afghanistan 06/05 Armored Vehicle Security Driver Training 

Afghanistan 06/05 Protective Detail Management 

Afghanistan 09/05 Advanced Driver Training #3 

Bahamas 07/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Bahrain 12/04 Major Event Security

Bahrain 12/04 Police Academy Curriculum Development

Bahrain 04/05 Horse Mounted Patrol 

Bahrain 05/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Bahrain 06/05 Explosive Detector Dog Checkback 

Barbados 07/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Chad 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Dominican Republic 07/05 Antiterrorism Diver 

Egypt 01/05 Ship Boarding

Greece 11/04 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Indonesia 11/04 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Indonesia 01/05 Antiterrorism Executive Forum 

Israel 01/05 Helicopter Training

Israel 03/05 Advanced Hostage Negotiations 

Israel 06/05 Advanced CT Explosive Breaching 

Jamaica 07/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Jordan 12/04 Police Academy Curriculum Development

Jordan 6/05 Explosive Detector Dog Checkback 

Jordan 9/05 Counterterrorism Major Event/VIP Protection 

Kenya 11/04 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Kuwait 12/04 Police Academy Curriculum Development

Kuwait 01/05 Consultations - High Rise Rescue Techniques 

Malaysia 02/05 Explosive Detector Dog Checkback 

Malaysia 05/05 Terrorism Forensic Evidence (Phase I) 

Malaysia 05/05 Mass Transit Security I 

Malaysia 07/05 Mass Transit Security II 

Malaysia 08/05 Terrorism Forensic Evidence (Phase II) 

Mali 11/04 Rail Security Operations

Mali 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Morocco 03/05 Emergency Management Security 

Morocco 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Niger 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Nigeria 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Oman 11/04 Explosive Detector Dog Preparation 

Oman 12/04 Police Academy Curriculum Development

Oman 05/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Pakistan 06/05 Cyber Forensic Lab Grant Consultation

Panama 07/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Philippines 11/04 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Philippines 12/04 Antiterrorism Diver

Philippines 08/05 Criminal Prosecution of Cyber Terrorism

35 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
Appendix 3: FY05 Technical Consultations, cont’d 

 Country/Region Date Topic Covered 

Qatar 12/04 Deputy Police Chief (Pt. I) 

Qatar 12/04 Police Academy Curriculum Development

Qatar 03/05 Deputy Police Chief (Pt. II)

Qatar 05/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Senegal 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Singapore 04/05 Wireless Network Security Consultation 

Singapore 06/05 Advanced EOD Mitigation

Singapore 09/05 Antiterrorism Executive Forum 

Thailand 01/05 Explosive Detector Dog Checkback 

Trinidad/Tobago 07/05 Antiterrorism Diver

Turkey 02/05 Maritime/Port Security

UAE 12/04 Police Academy Curriculum Development

UAE 01/05 Firearms Range Management

UAE 05/05 Antiterrorism Diver

UAE 09/05 Counterterrorism Major Event/VIP Protection 

Ukraine 03/05 Executive Level Protective Security 

Ukraine 05/05 Protective Detail Management 

Ukraine 06/05 Armored Vehicle Security Driver Training 

Ukraine 09/05 Counter Sniper

Ukraine 09/05 Protective Intelligence and Investigations

Ukraine 09/05 Academy Development

Ukraine 09/05 Counterterrorism Major Event/VIP Protection 

Ukraine 09/05 Int'l Association of Chief of Police Conference 

Uzbekistan 04/05 Antiterrorism Executive Forum 

36 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
Appendix 4: FY05 Training and Training-Related Activities 

Region/Country $(000) Region/Country $(000)

AF Regional 505 NEA Regional 230 

AF Chad 980 NEA Algeria 454 

AF Ethiopia 302 NEA Bahrain 1,485 

AF Kenya 3,287 NEA Egypt 147 

AF Mali 1,282 NEA Israel 221 

AF Mauritania 2,378 NEA Jordon 846 

AF Mauritius 462 NEA Kuwait 812 

AF Namibia <50* NEA Morocco 1,880 

AF Niger 1,422 NEA Oman 223 

AF Senegal 397 NEA Qatar 1,384 

AF Tanzania 1,333 NEA Saudi Arabia 818 

EAP Regional 563 NEA United Arab Emirates 283 

EAP Brunei <50 NEA Yemen 1,740 

EAP Indonesia 5,446 SA Afghanistan 6,182 

EAP Malaysia 2,152 SA Bangladesh 493 

EAP Philippines 1,968 SA India 3,595 

EAP Singapore 213 SA Nepal 3,400 

EAP Thailand 1,805 SA Pakistan 6,934 

EUR Regional 1,217 WHA Regional 187 

EUR Albania 876 WHA Argentina 91 

EUR Armenia 325 WHA Bahamas 754 

EUR Azerbaijan 806 WHA Barbados 90 

EUR Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,227 WHA Brazil 149 

EUR Georgia 960 WHA Colombia 3,788 

EUR Greece 133 WHA Dominican Republic 101 

EUR Kazakhstan 342 WHA El Salvador 261 

EUR Kyrgyzstan 586 WHA Haiti 700†

EUR Macedonia 1,757 WHA Jamaica 60 

EUR Tajikistan 1,014 WHA Mexico 154 

EUR Turkey 618 WHA Paraguay 120 

EUR Ukraine 847‡ WHA Trinidad & Tobago 40 

EUR Uzbekistan 4,471 

 

*

 <50 indicates money spent in FY 2005 was less than $50,000 

†

 Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development

‡

 Funded by the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

37 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
Appendix 5: Country Participation 

(Cumulative)

The following countries have participated in one or more activities of the ATA Program 

since its inception through September 30, 2005. 

Afghanistan Djibouti Laos* St. Vincent

Abu Dhabi Dominica Latvia Saudi Arabia 

Albania Dominican Republic Liberia Senegal 

Algeria Dubai Lithuania Serbia and Montenegro 

Angola* East Timor Macau Singapore 

Antigua & Barbuda Ecuador Macedonia Slovakia

Argentina Egypt Madagascar Slovenia* 

Armenia El Salvador Malawi Somalia

Australia Eritrea Malaysia South Africa 

Azerbaijan Estonia Mali Spain

Bahamas Ethiopia Malta Sri Lanka 

Bahrain Fiji Mauritania Suriname

Bangladesh France Mauritius Tajikistan 

Barbados Gabon Mexico Tanzania

Bolivia Germany Moldova Thailand 

Bosnia-Herzegovina Georgia Morocco Togo

Botswana Ghana Mozambique* Trinidad & Tobago 

Brazil Greece Nepal Tunisia

Brunei Grenada Netherlands Turkey 

Bulgaria Guatemala New Zealand Turkmenistan

Burkina Faso Guinea Nicaragua Uganda 

Burundi Guyana Niger Ukraine

Cambodia Haiti Nigeria United Arab Emirates

Cameroon Honduras Norway United Kingdom

Canada Hong Kong Oman Uruguay 

Central African Republic Hungary Pakistan Uzbekistan

Chad India Palestinian Authority Vanuatu 

Chile Indonesia Panama Venezuela

China, Peoples Rep. of Iraq Paraguay Vietnam 

Colombia Israel Peru Yemen

Congo, Dem. Rep of Italy Philippines Zaire 

Costa Rica Jamaica Poland Zambia 

Cote d’Ivore Japan Portugal 

Croatia Jordan Qatar

Cyprus Kazakhstan Romania 

Czechoslovakia Kenya Russia

Czech Republic Kuwait St. Kitts & Nevis 

Denmark Kyrgyzstan St. Lucia

*New in FY 2005 

38 The Antiterrorism Assistance Program